Election of the three member states to the Executive Committee on the expiration of the periods of office of Cuba, Nicaragua and United State of America

PAN AMERICAN HEALTH ORGANIZATION WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION

43

DIRECTING COUNCIL

53rd SESSION OF THE REGIONAL COMMITTEE

Washington, D.C., USA, 24-28 September 2001

Provisional Agenda Item 3.3 CD43/4 (Eng.) 16 July 2001

ORIGINAL: ENGLISH

ELECTION OF THREE MEMBER STATES TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ON THE EXPIRATION OF THE PERIODS OF OFFICE

OF CUBA, NICARAGUA AND UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

In accordance with Article 15.A of the Constitution of the Pan American Health Organization, "The Executive Committee shall be composed of nine Member Governments of the Organization elected by the Conference or the Council for overlapping periods of three years. Each of the elected Member Governments shall be entitled to designate one representative to the Executive Committee. Each representative may be accompanied by one or more alternates and advisers. A Member Government shall not be eligible for re-election to the Executive Committee until one year has elapsed since the expiration of its term of office."

The following table shows the composition of the Executive Committee with the expiration dates of the terms of the present Members:

Cuba September 2001

Nicaragua September 2001

United States of America September 2001

Bolivia September 2002

Canada September 2002

Guyana September 2002

El Salvador September 2003

Jamaica September 2003

CD43/4 (Eng.) Page 2

It is incumbent upon the Directing Council, in conformity with Article 9.B of the Constitution, to elect the Member States to replace Cuba, Nicaragua, and United States of America, whose periods of office on the Committee expire as of the close of this Directing Council.

For the information of the Council, the annexed chart shows the composition of the Executive Committee since 1980.

COMPOSITION OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, 1980-2003 September to September

COUNTRY 2002 TO 2003 2001 TO 2002 2000 TO 2001 1999 TO 2000 1998 TO 1999 1997 TO 1998 1996 TO 1997 1995 TO 1996 1994 TO 1995 1993 TO 1994 1992 TO 1993 1991 TO 1992 1990 TO 1991 1989 TO 1990 1988 TO 1989 1987 TO 1988 1986 TO 1987 1985 TO 1986 1984 TO 1985 1983 TO 1984 1982 TO 1983 1981 TO 1982 1980 TO 1981 ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA

ARGENTINA BAHAMAS BARBADOS BELIZE BOLIVIA BRAZIL CANADA CHILE COLOMBIA COSTA RICA CUBA DOMINICA DOMINICAN REPUBLIC ECUADOR EL SALVADOR GRENADA GUATEMALA GUYANA HAITI HONDURAS JAMAICA MEXICO NICARAGUA PANAMA PARAGUAY PERU

SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS SAINT LUCIA

SAINT VINCENT/GRENADINES SURINAME

TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO UNITED STATES OF AMERICA URUGUAY